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Who is surprised that P!nk is as kind as she is cool? This Grammy
winner and chart-topper is an animal champ who refuses to wear
fur, thinks hunting stinks, and takes every opportunity to spread
the word. P!nk recently told a reporter, “Every book report
I did in school was about animal rights. I rescue dogs. I love
animals. If I can use my celebrity to get more people involved,
I will.”
If you want to be an animal defender, too,
just “think P!nk.” Take a look at some of her recent
actions:
FUR-FREE HOT SPOTS
P!nk’s such a fan of the new “no fur” dress
code at many hip nightclubs that she appeared on a poster created
by PETA to promote the fur-free setup at one of them. “The
Only Wildlife at Centro-Fly Is Human—No Fur Coats Allowed,”
read P!nk’s poster, which greeted clubgoers near the door
and was plastered all over New York when the fur-free policy
was first announced. At another club, New York’s Spa,
manager Steve Lewis has directed door attendants to turn away
any fur-wearing club crawler (except for Steve’s dog,
who often hangs out there).
VILE VOGUE
The fearless fur foe didn’t stop there. P!nk then took
on Vogue editor Anna Wintour, who shamelessly features fur in
her magazine every chance she gets. In a handwritten letter
to Wintour, P!nk asked, “Won’t you use your unique
position to help fashion evolve rather than rot?” She
added, “If your readers knew the horrors that these animals
go through to supply a hairy swath of skin, coated with chemicals
to stop it from decomposing, they would gag.” P!nk later
refused to play at a New York event when she learned that cold-hearted
Anna was one of the hosts.
P!nk Takes Aim at “Bad Will’s”
Hunting ...
P!nk was thrilled to hear that Prince William wanted her to
sing at his 21st birthday bash—until she found out that
he hunts. “We all make mistakes in our lives and we can
all change. Hopefully you’ll have a change of heart and
find more interesting things to do with your spare time than
kill animals,” P!nk wrote to William. “Then maybe
I’ll come play at your next birthday ...”
Topping Her Wishlist:
Elephant Emancipation
Last Christmas, P!nk asked for a gift for Gildah, a lonely elephant
living at a Las Vegas hotel: her freedom. “With the holidays
upon us, ‘peace on Earth’ seems out of reach for
much of the world this year, but won’t you please grant
it to one pathetic, old, lonely elephant on the Vegas strip?”
P!nk wrote in a letter to entertainers Siegfried and Roy.
Check It Out:
Read PETA’s exclusive interview with P!nk at PETAKids.com.
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